Tumbleweed Photography

Hey Tumbleweeds!

I've been enjoying designing graphics and promotional materials for my real estate career, as well as, the hiking and foraging club I help lead. Recently I've had some inquiries about if I do design work for others.

After some thought, I am expanding the Tumbleweed name to also encompass graphic design services!

Design Services Provided for:
-Business Cards
-Postcards
-Flyers
-Billboard Design
-Social Media Graphics for FB and Insta
-QR Code Link Generation
-And more!

Here is some of my recent work. Shoot me a message or call me for more info on pricing!

Leigh Ludolph
Photographer / Graphic Artist
573-639-4226.

⚠️⚠️ Disclaimer: May evoke baby fever ⚠️⚠️

Symptoms include: glassy eyes, saying awhh!, and having the sudden urge to pinch swishy cheeks 😍👶

When the bricks get real hot on Main Street in St. Charles, I swear the smell of Tootsie rolls wafts through the air. 🍬

Leigh Ann Ludolph
Tumbleweed Photography

A Love Story Unveiled: Celebrating the Journey of Two Souls 💑✨

Discover our engagement photography services and let us capture your own tale of love! 📸❤️

Capturing the Joy of New Life! 🌟📷

Our newborn photography sessions are all about celebrating those precious early moments. From their tiny fingers to their adorable yawns, we freeze these fleeting memories in time.

Let us capture the love, innocence, and pure happiness that comes with welcoming a new little one into the world. Book your session today and treasure these priceless memories forever! 💕✨

Girl squad assemble 🫶🫰

📸🌾 Hey there, tumbleweeds! It's been a while since I've checked in, but I wanted to let you know that I'm still here, capturing those beautiful moments that make life unforgettable. 🌟

💯 Life has been a whirlwind lately, with my focus shifting towards my realtor services and real estate investments. But fear not, my passion for being behind the lens hasn't wavered! And speaking of passion, I have a stunning photo to share with all of you today.

🌉 There's something so captivating about the juxtaposition of elegance and urban decay, isn't there? It reminds us that beauty can be found in the most unexpected places. This session was very near and dear to my heart and I am excited to see where the future takes these teens.

🌿 Thank you for your unwavering support and understanding. Your encouragement means the world to me, and it fuels my passion to create art that touches lives. So stay tuned for more captivating portraits, mesmerizing landscapes, and perhaps even a few surprises along the way.

🙌 Remember to embrace the unexpected, chase your dreams, and never stop exploring the beauty that surrounds us. Life is an adventure, and together, we'll make it a breathtaking one.

📸✨ Keep rolling, Tumbleweeds, and let's capture the magic one frame at a time! Stay tuned for more updates and incredible moments to come. Cheers! 🌾❤️

If you’ve been missing me check out .with.leigh to see what I’ve been up to and come along on my journey as a Missouri realtor!

Congratulations Shelby & Matt! 🤵‍♂️👰‍♀️

💍 Some highlights from their day: 💍

🖤 Their family and bridal parties coming together to get the venue ready quickly after some unexpected morning rain

♥️ Seeing their children in the wedding party as ring bearer, flower girl, and bridemaids

🖤 Post ceremony hayride with wedding party

♥️ Taco Bar at wedding reception, yum!

🖤 Wine uncorking from bottle of vino bought in Europe when Shelby went on trip with her Grandparents as a young girl.

♥️ Open fire pits outside with s’mores kits for guests

🖤 Traditional wedding cake flavored cake

♥️ Maroon, emerald, black, and gold color palette (perfect for November and this couple's style)

Who needs Autumn leaves when you have weeping evergreens?! 🌲💞

Over at Tumbleweed, were still feeling spooky ⚡️🕸 Couldn't help but add some magic to this photo I took of my daughter last year 🧙‍♀️

Hope you had a great Halloween and have a wonderful Dia De Los Mu***os!

The *Click* feels so good when you capture that magic moment ✨📸

There's some new faces here and if we haven’t officially met each other yet I think it’s time. That’s what this social media thing is all about right? So without further ado, here’s to 👋🏼
🔸Name: Leigh Ann ( )

🔹Where are you from? Missouri gal born and raised! I grew up in the middle of a cornfield less than 30 min outside of and followed that Mississippi River downstream to call home.

🔸 Are you married? I am! My partner and I just celebrated our third marriage anniversary and have been together 7 years.

🔹Kids? Yep! We are lucky enough to have two wonderful little ladies, 5 and 2. 🎀🎀

🔸When did you start photography? I fell in love with taking photos in 4H Club in 6th grade and have wanted to be a professional photographer since then! I graduated SEMO university in 2013 with my bachelors in Commercial Photography and founded Tumbleweed shortly after 📷

🔹What do you do when you aren’t taking photos? Nature is my happy place. I love to get outdoors with my family. 🌿
I am also in school to be a real estate agent and invest in rental properties in my local community! 📚🤝

🔸Random Facts:
➖I’m a lefty 🖐🏼
➖In college I got really into trick hula hooping ✌🏼
➖I’m a house plant killer 😵😬
➖I had an apprenticeship under an Appalachian folk herbalist after college 🍃🍵
Now your turn!!

Now booking November pine tree forest sessions! 🌲

Please message for availability. 🫶

The winds are restless 🌬
Could that be why I'm hearing this call? 👂
Is something coming? ☯️
I'm not sure I want things to change at all. 🍂

These days are precious 💝
Can't let them slip away 🤲
I can't freeze this moment 🌨
But I can still go out and seize this day! 💥

-Queen Elsa ❄️
Song Things Never Change, Frozen II

(Tell me you have a two year old without telling me you have a two year old 😉)

Ironically, the song 'Dry Up or Drown' by Evan Webb and the Rural Route Ramblers has been playing rent free in my head. A lot of my clients, like me, live close to the Mississippi or Missouri rivers. The water is so low right now, they look like two entirely different rivers.

I love seeing the Mississippi's many faces and changes throughout the year- although this dry season has been taking it to extremes. In Cape Girardeau, the dry hardened soil shifted to create a huge break in the water main. I'll be at pro-water boiler status soon enough. 💦

Has this extra-dry season effected you or your family in anyway? Show me your drought pics!

Snips, snails, and puppy dog tails 🐌😘

Happy October Tumbleweeds!

"The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you." 🕯

In a park full of dog walkers, trumpet players, and students everything faded away as soon as 'Marry Me' by Train played and Hannah and Nowsh danced together. 🎶

With Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge as their backdrop, the lovebirds leaned into each other, taking in the beauty of their love and the perfect September day. ⛅️

💥Now booking fall sessions for families, engagements, weddings, and individuals💥

⏰ 2 weeks or less from session to digital gallery! ⏰

Quote at top of text from 'The Illustrated' by Jalaluddin Rumi 📖

🍂 What a good time to Fall in love 🍂

Southeast River Campus
Old Town Cape, Inc.

🌾 The grass is greener where you water it 🌾

Loving you it runs so deep
Upon the surface here I sleep
Walking in darkened light
Walking all the day and night

Rivers fall the ocean's side
Fall for you here every time
Like a bee to the flower a buzz
Does a flower question love

Excerpt from 'Birds and Stars'
Song by Elephant Revival

Got to visit Stand Rock on a family vacation to the Wisconsin Dells this weekend. While many have heard of the Dells, most do not know that this town got on the map because of a photographer. 😉📸

This very spot is where American Photographer H.H. Bennett took his most famous photo, marking the invention of action photography.

Previously, it took several minutes for a camera to take a picture, and any movement of the subject being photographed over this time caused the picture to become blurry.

Bennett invented a stop action shutter and captured his son making the 5ft jump onto Standing Rock, making a mark in history and photography.

This last photo is the original by Bennett. 🧗🎞

Post your own stop action photo below.
And remember to thank H.H. Bennett everytime you’re able to photograph a bird in the air, your toddler running through the house, or your dog catching a frisbee!

✨ Updated wedding pricing list ✨

Sincere thank you to all my clients for just being you and giving me your trust and support.

Spending a couple's wedding day with them is such a humbling honor and has given me connections that will last a lifetime. 💗

A note on pricing:

All wedding packages now include an outdoor engagement session at a local location of your choice and a one on one meeting with me to help with creating your wedding day timeline.

Wedding day timelines can be a daunting task with so much to think about in terms of optimal outdoor light times, guest experience, venue restrictions, and more.

TGIF tumbleweeds! You having a quiet weekend or a loud one? 📣

Rolling in at the end of June with a throwback to one of my favorite weddings I've ever shot. 👰‍♀️🤵‍♀️🏳️‍🌈

I'm especially excited for this dynamic duo as of late because they have little one on the way! 🤰🫶

Yesterday's cloudy morning and my new portrait lens made for a very minimal and quick editing process 🤌💯

I used to get intimidated at posing males for headshots because its something I didn't focus on much in college. Education should be ongoing in some form no matter what career you have! Sue Bryce Photographer has been my #1 posing/in session client communication resource post-grad 📷✨

It was a sunny Spring morning without a cloud in the sky. Our second attempt to come out to Pinecrest; the gardens were closed the previous weekend due to weather conditions.

I was so nervous driving out there, dreading that the previous weekend’s weather had blown all the blossoms off the trees. But the second I made that last turn all my worries vanished. This really is one of the most magical places in Southeast Missouri to me.

I heard a rumor about Pinecrest not reopening next year due to lack of staff. Can anyone confirm if this is true or false? (Please be false!)

The Azalea farm is entirely run on donations and personally I would be happy to start paying a fee if the extra funds could keep this amazing place going. What about you?